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Alberto Gerchunoff
Writing The Jewish Gauchos of the Pampas.
Los gauchos judíos · Los amores de Baruj Spinoza
- Born
- c. 1883
- Birthplace
- Khmelnytskyi
- Died
- 2 March 1950
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Alberto Gerchunoff
Alberto Gerchunoff was an Argentine writer and journalist whose work explored Jewish settlement and life in Argentina.
Early life
Migration
Born in Proskurov in the Russian Empire, now Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. His autobiography gives 1883 from his father’s passport but notes that his mother said 1884. His family migrated to Argentina in 1889.
Career
- Journalism
La Nación
Worked for the Buenos Aires newspaper.
- 1910
Major collection
Published Los gauchos judíos.
- Later writing
Fiction and essays
Wrote on Argentina, Cervantes and Jewish life.
Selected work
Los gauchos judíos
Stories about Jewish rural settlers in Argentina.
Los amores de Baruj Spinoza
A work concerning the philosopher.
Beyond work
Cultural exchange
Visited the United States in 1943 as a guest of the State Department. The announced programme included meetings with newspaper editors and journalism schools.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Cultural exchange — biographical source ↗Autobiography — uncertain birth year ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Unknown author. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.